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osmunda
/ ɒzˈmʌndə; ˈɒzmənd /
noun
- any fern of the genus Osmunda, such as the royal fern, having large spreading fronds: family Osmundaceae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of osmunda1
C13: from Old French osmonde, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
There is great diversity of opinion upon the derivation of the name Osmunda.
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Polypodium fibre may also be substituted for Osmunda fibre, or a proportion of each may be used.
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Here Oberon and Titania might sleep beneath a bower of motionless royal Osmunda.
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It was under a branch of this Osmunda regalis that the Irish princess lay hidden, they say, till she had evaded her pursuers.
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We observed some springs, with but little water however, though densely surrounded with ferns (Osmunda).
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